Hey. I'm planning on a front brake job.
I want to keep the car with as close to original parts as I can.

I am concerned because with the front wheels off, I see that the pads are touching the rotor. Should this be? Does this go away once the car is started and the brake system becomes pressurized? I see this as being a source of brake drag.

What brand of brake pads should I get?
Location would be great from fellow Candaians.
I take it that I have a Floating Caliper.
I've attempted to remove the bottom pin using a hex head on my wrench...no luck. Besides jacking the car up higher and getting underheath it to get more force behind the wrench, what can I do?

What should I use to clean the caliper's exterior and the brake hoses? How do I know if I should be replacing them too?

Thanks.
Dale Earnhardt was is a legend.

 

there is nothing to make the pads retract, so they ride aginst the rotors. the calipers have bushings that the bolts go through that ride in a plastic o ring sort of thing, this allows the calipers to move a small amount and that keep the pads from truely draging o nthe rotor, unless you have problems.

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